{"id":"8af3ffb1-ae0f-4fe1-930f-33a9e3378234","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/sri-lanka-easter-bombings-15-sentenced-prison-terror-attacks","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks","plainHeadline":"15 men convicted for the 2019 Easter bombings, each jailed for 200–260 years","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men for the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people.","Each defendant received sentences ranging from 200 to 260 years in prison.","Nearly 600 were wounded in the attacks targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka.","The verdict concluded after nearly five years of trial amid tight security and confiscation of assets.","Nine defendants were freed due to lack of proven charges; others faced charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-23T00:43:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T01:02:04.638Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/51dfbfb0-2259-4971-a859-ba1e2e987e73","storyId":"51dfbfb0-2259-4971-a859-ba1e2e987e73","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2a0f4977a90f62bd3e93c42f0a49025baace9ef2/303_2_4914_3931/master/4914.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ee9aa125578192c5263e12caa7f6ae64","author":"Associated Press","dek":"Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks"}